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Heroines who project the right image
In The Mixed Zone’s third and final contribution to Women’s Sport Week, Laura Winter discusses the partnership between Women’s Sport
Giving 100%
‘There is an element of being an obsessive masochist’
Katherine Grainger is not only Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, she is now Dame Katherine. In honour of her newly-bestowed
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‘Take time to make decision about future’
It is scary and stressful having to leap the chasm between top-end sport and retirement, but former gymnast Beth Tweddle
‘Science can’t measure hard work, desire, heart’
Goldie Sayers retired from athletics earlier this year after nearly two decades at the sharp end of a sport in
In praise of older women
Canadian author Elaine Morin is the latest to embrace the ethos of The Mixed Zone’s She Who Dares initiative, the
Riding gives Lee new purpose in life
Jane Lee took up horse riding when she was in remission after a particularly nasty strain of cancer; this year
Carnival Wembley showcases football’s growing appeal
Manchester City may have added to their impressive silverware, but women’s football was the winner at Wembley. Katie Whyatt reports
Why boxing is so empowering for women
Laura Winter debates the pros and cons of boxing for women in the light of double Olympic champion Nicola Adams’s
Blue plaques for our movers and shakers
Alys Bowen reports from the Be A Game Changer awards with all the winners and stories after another inspiring year
The sprinter who became a weightlifter
Rebekah Tiler started her sporting life on the track, but is now one of Britain’s top female weightlifters. However, there
ACTION WOMEN OF THE MONTH – APRIL
The accent is very much on youth in our Action Women of the Month list for April. Three of the
‘Serena was only a little bit pregnant. It happens’
Gail Emms is perplexed at the fuss about Serena Williams being eight weeks’ pregnant when she won the Australian Open.
Sophie’s unbridled ambition – and now a CBE
Sophie Christiansen was at Buckingham Palace today to be appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire, awarded for
Walking beyond the shadow of dementia
Tracey Shorthouse tells Sue Mott how she is dealing with the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease in her forties. Her
Hopley’s mind-blowing Atlantic crossing
Elaine Hopley’s world-record row from Spain to Antigua was just the latest in a series of adventures she has undertaken,
‘Now I’ll say yes to any adventure’
Rona McIntosh could almost be the poster girl for our She Who Dares campaign to encourage women to try something
ACTION WOMEN OF THE MONTH – MARCH
Our Action Women of the Month list for March highlights four sportswomen’s incredible achievements on the ski slopes, on an
The two-wheeled obsessive, aged just eight
Laura Winter tracks down Ruby Isaac, the pint-sized junior school girl who is a star on Twitter as well as
Christie’s on-ice riposte to online trolls
Elise Christie received soul-destroying abuse on social media that almost caused her to quit speed skating in 2014 when she
Chance to put women’s cycling on the map
The Mixed Zone’s She Who Dares campaign aims to take women out of their sporting comfort zones with at least
Girls should see sport as something for them
Olympic gold medallist Helen Richardson-Walsh believes sport can play a crucial role in breaking down the barrier between the genders
How Adams turned a dinosaur’s head
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Sue Mott discovers how the exploits and sheer personality of Nicola Adams have converted